Nessus
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Nessusque Proper-name noun masculine nominative singular of Nessus
- A river in Thrace, now the Mesto or (Turkish) Karasu, Liv. 45, 29, 6; also called Nestos ( = Νέστος), Mel. 2, 2.—
- II A Centaur, who, on offering violence to Dejanira, was slain by Hercules with a poisoned arrow, Ov. M. 9, 101 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 34.—Hence,
- III Nessēus, a, um, adj., of Nessus: venenum, with the blood of Nessus, poisoned by the arrow of Hercules, Ov. H. 9, 163: palla tabe Nesseā illita, Sen. Herc. Oet. 716.
- 1. een centaur, door Hercules gedood; — adj. Nessēus, a, um van Nessus;
- 2. rivier in Thracië.
(Νέσσος).
1. The god of the river Nestus (also called Nessus or Nesus) in Thrace, is described as a son of Oceanus and Thetys. (Hes. Thieog. 341.)
2. A centaur, who carried Deianeira across the river Evenus, but, wishing to run away with her, ie was slot by Heracles with a poisoned arrow, which afterwards became the cause of Heracles' own death. (Soph. Trach. 558; Apollod. 2.7.4; comp. Heracles.) [L.S]
a painter, was the son of Habron, who was also a painter. [Habron.]
(Νέσσος). A Centaur, who used to ferry travellers over the river Evenus. On attempting to outrage Deïanira, the wife of Heracles, he was shot by the latter with one of his poisoned arrows. Upon this he presented Deïanira with a portion of his poisoned blood, professedly to enable her to regain her husband's affections, should he prove false to her. A robe smeared with this blood proved fatal to Heracles, as related in the article Heracles, p. 792. See Sophocles, Trachiniae, 558, 1141.